Eddie Payne

Eddie Payne (born 1951) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Payne led the USC Upstate Spartans through their first season of Division I competition in 2007–2008. In 2012, he was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Prior to arriving at USC Upstate, Payne was previously a Div I head coach at Oregon State University and East Carolina University.[1] Payne's son, Luke, was one of his assistant coaches at USC Upstate from 2012-2015.[2] Payne announced his retirement from USC Upstate on October 3, 2017, citing complications from ankle surgeries in the off-season.[3]

Eddie Payne
Biographical details
Born1951 (age 6970)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Playing career
1969–1973Wake Forest
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978Clemson (assistant)
1978–1979Truett McConnell
1979–1981East Carolina (assistant)
1981–1986Belmont Abbey
1986–1991South Carolina (assistant)
1991–1995East Carolina
1995–2000Oregon State
2000–2002Greensboro
2002–2017USC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall484–474
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
2–4 (CIT)
1–2 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CAA Tournament (1993)
Peach Belt regular season (2005)
Peach Belt Tournament (2006)
Awards
Hugh Durham Award (2012)
Peach Belt Coach of the Year (2005)
Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2012)
NABC DII South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2005)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Truett-McConnell Bears () (1978–1979)
1978–79 Truett-McConnell 25–5
Truett-McConnell: 25–5 (.833)
Belmont Abbey Crusaders () (1981–1986)
1981–82 Belmont Abbey 17–10
1982–83 Belmont Abbey 15–14
1983–84 Belmont Abbey 26–11
1984–85 Belmont Abbey 21–10
1985–86 Belmont Abbey 24–6
Belmont Abbey: 103–51 (.669)
East Carolina Pirates (Colonial Athletic Association) (1991–1995)
1991–92 East Carolina 10–184–106th
1992–93 East Carolina 13–174–107thNCAA Division I First Round
1993–94 East Carolina 15–127–85th
1994–95 East Carolina 18–117–84th
East Carolina: 56–58 (.491)22–36 (.379)
Oregon State Beavers (Pacific-10 Conference) (1995–2000)
1995–96 Oregon State 6–214–149th
1996–97 Oregon State 7–203–159th
1997–98 Oregon State 13–173–15T–9th
1998–99 Oregon State 13–147–11T–7th
1999–00 Oregon State 13–165–13T–8th
Oregon State: 52–88 (.371)22–68 (.244)
Greensboro Pride (Dixie Conference) (2000–2002)
2000–01 Greensboro 10–164–85th
2001–02 Greensboro 11–156–85th
Greensboro: 21–31 (.404)10–16 (.385)
USC Spartanburg / USC Upstate Spartans (Peach Belt Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03 USC Spartanburg 18–1111–82nd (North)
2003–04 USC Spartanburg 14–147–93rd (North)
2004–05 USC Upstate 24–813–31st (North)NCAA Division II Second Round
2005–06 USC Upstate 20–1012–85thNCAA Division II First Round
2006–07 USC Upstate 17–119–72nd (North)
USC Upstate: 93–54 (.633)52–35 (.598)
USC Upstate Spartans (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–2017)
2007–08 USC Upstate 7–235–11T–10th
2008–09 USC Upstate 9–218–128th
2009–10 USC Upstate 6–236–149th
2010–11 USC Upstate 5–254–1611th
2011–12 USC Upstate 21–1313–5T–2ndCIT Second Round
2012–13 USC Upstate 16–179–9T–4th
2013–14 USC Upstate 19–1511–73rdCIT First Round
2014–15 USC Upstate 24–128–63rdCIT Second Round
2015–16 USC Upstate 10–224–10T–7th
2016–17 USC Upstate 17–167–7T–4thCIT First Round
USC Upstate: 134–187 (.417)75–97 (.436)
Total:484–474 (.505)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. Eddie Payne Coaching Bio
  2. "Luke Payne Coaching Bio". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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